AR88.40-P-3020V Adjust engine hood 16.11.

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MODEL 171.4

P88.40-2405-09

1 Engine hood 6 Engine hood hinge 11 Adjusting nut

2 Upper section of engine hood catch 7 Bolts 12 Nut
3 Screw 8 Stop buffer 13 Engine hood catch
4 Safety hook 9 Jam nut
5 Bolts 10 locking eye

Adjust
Danger! Risk of injury caused by fingers being Keep body parts and limbs well clear of AS00.00-Z-0011-01A
pinched or crushed when removing, moving parts.
installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lids,
liftgates or sliding roof
1 Open engine hood (1) AR88.40-P-1000V
Adjustment in transverse direction
2 Loosen bolts (5) on both engine hood hinges Gap, engine hood to fender *BE60.00-P-1001-01L
(6) and align engine hood (1) in lateral
direction
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3 Screw bolts (5) tight *BA88.40-P-1008-01A
Adjust in longitudinal direction
4 Loosen bolts (7) on both engine hood hinges Observe transitions between headlamp
(6) and align engine hood (1) in longitudinal and engine hood (1) and between front
direction. bumper and engine hood (1) (arrows).
5 Tighten bolts (7) *BA88.40-P-1007-01A
Adjust height
6 Lay engine hood down on stop buffers (8)
7 Check transitions between engine hood (1) Gap between engine hood and headlamp *BE60.00-P-1001-01L
and front fenders as well as gaps between
engine hood (1) and headlamps. If required,
loosen counternuts (9) and adjust height of
engine hood (1).
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8 Open engine hood (1) AR88.40-P-1000V
9.1 Loosen nut (12), adjustment nut (11) and Only if necessary.
adjust height of striker eye (10)
The locked engine hood (1) should not
have any play in the area of the engine
hood lock upper elements (2)
10 Check whether engine hood locks (13) and The engine hood locks (13) should arrest
retaining hook (4) function properly. by themselves when the engine hood (1) is
allowed to drop from a height of 100 to 130
mm (measured across front end).

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11 Repair paint damage on bolts (3, 5, 7) with
touch-up stick

Test and adjustment values for gap dimensions

Number Designation Model

171

BE60.00-P-1001-01L Gap Engine hood to fender Dim. "A" mm 3.0 (+0.8)

dimension

Engine hood to headlamp Dim. "R" mm 3.0 ( 1.2)

Radiator grille to headlamp Dim. "N" mm 3.0 ( 1.2)

Engine hood to bumper Dim. "B" mm -

Fender/headlamps Dim. "C" mm -

Bumper to headlamp (circumferential) Dim. "D" mm -

Mounting rail, bumper to engine hood Dim. "G" mm -

Mounting rail, bumper to engine hood Dim. "I" mm -

See picture AR60.00-P-0700-01V

Engine hood

Number Designation Model

171

BA88.40-P-1007-01A Bolt, engine hood to engine hood hinge Nm 10

BA88.40-P-1008-01A Bolt, engine hood hinge to wheel well Nm 10

129 589 03 21 00
Feeler gauge

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